Is It Worth Being Multicultural?

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There has never been a moment in history where the world was connected as it is today. Today many cultures are amalgamating and meeting each other in the name of Globalization. What’s the purpose in trying to understand somebody’s else view point, if a global culture is being created and the process can’t be stopped?

“Meeting a new culture is something that can’t be described nor found in books,” said World Language teacher Mrs. Elizabeth Adair. “All the different smells, places, views make it so it’s almost like going in a whole new world.”

Approaching a new culture is not only a new experience, it’s also an opportunity to self improve as a person and as a citizen of the world.

“Embracing a new culture opens new horizons. It make the person more open-minded.” said World Language teacher Mrs, Itziar Otegui. “Some colleges offer students to study for a semester in another country and this is a precious opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.”

“It’s precious when going somewhere to embrace the culture,” said junior Mitchell McDaniels. “When I went to China I believe that I had a much better experience only because I tried to relate so to understand how living there is like.”

Different cultures have many things to offer. New places are principally characterized by looking different from what the native country’s like. A more in depth look offers the reason of what makes two different places drastically different.

“I’m really interested in studying in England,” said senior Amber Bizup. “There’s no particular reason that attracts me to England. The idea’s that there’s something really appealing in discovering something new is enough to join an abroad studies program.”

Others, however, don’t have a particular destination in mind.

“I’m keeping myself open to opportunities,” said senior Elizabeth Calderone.”When I visited other countries I really enjoyed seeing new people, hearing new accents, and just in general seeing something new to me.”

Not everybody’s happy of the transition of moving in a new country. Where great hopes were posed, this feeling might be substituted by bitterness and disappointment.

“Moving away from my country was hard and I didn’t really benefit from it,” said senior Johnathan Riad. “moving allowed me to better appreciate what my country had to offer.”

Each country has a different history and different experiences to tell. This is reason of appeal for many who are  particularly interested in seeing something new.

“I like art so I’m really interested in studying in an European country,” said senior Emma Heath, “to see the artworks is much better than only studying them.”

The idea of starting over and to slowly get used to the new habits is also reason of appeal.

“I want to get to the point where I’m a fish out of water,” said junior Isabella Massey, “and then I’ll gradually get in contact and understand the culture of the country.”

Diversity is everywhere. Different lives give different mindsets, and this creates the needed predispositions to understand what is it like to have a different life.

“Culture is just a way to define a line of thinking of entire countries,” said student-teacher Shipske, “but just the fact that we’re from two different towns and two different environments makes us enough different to possibly have two opposite mindsets.”

Visiting a foreign country offers the opportunity to learn many new things and to benefit by experiencing something totally new. To see and understand someone’s life is equally to reach out for understanding and further help the avoidance of conflicts.

In the years of Globalization the understanding of other cultures is the only way to accept other people’s beliefs and habits. Where Globalization can’t be stopped, understanding and sympathy are key words to build a productive and peaceful world.